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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicTelangana Congress

Topic: Telangana Congress

Congress wrests Jubilee Hills from BRS. It’s advantage Revanth ahead of crucial local body polls

Naveen Yadav registers victory against his nearest rival & Bharat Rashtra Samithi candidate Maganti Sunitha Gopinath by a margin of nearly 25,000 votes.

Campaigning ends, BJP-INC-BRS to lock horns in high stake Jubilee Hills by polls on 11 Nov

BJP has fielded L Deepak Reddy, while Gopinath’s widow Sunita is BRS' pick. The ruling Congress candidate is Naveen Yadav, who enjoys the support of Asaduddin Owaisi-led AIMIM.

Batting on Congress pitch since 2009, Azharuddin finally begins innings as Telangana minister

Two months ago, Telangana cabinet approved Azhar’s name for nomination to legislative council under Governor’s quota. The file is pending with the Raj Bhavan.

Congress in Telangana gave award to Razakar—a propaganda film that demonises Muslims

“They’ve been blaming our party—blaming Nehru—for the delay in Hyderabad’s annexation. By giving Razakar an award, what message are we sending out?” a senior Muslim leader of Telangana Congress said.

Like father, like son: After cricket, Azhar’s son enters politics, named Telangana Congress general secy

Mohammad Asaduddin’s appointment comes after Jubilee Hills MLA Maganti Gopinath died of a heart attack, sparking speculation he may contest bypoll for Congress.

Kancha Gachibowli-HCU row: AICC envoy Natarajan in Telangana to douse fires as BRS mocks Rahul’s silence

Natarajan’s unscheduled visit & involvement in talks are being seen as an indirect intervention by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in an episode that has put the party on a backfoot.

Congress tightens grip on its Telangana, Karnataka units with performance reviews & ideology pep talk

Party leaders say the high command is trying to iron out issues that have been exploited by Opposition. But, it has brought out differences between the local & central leaderships.

How many times will Telangana’s identity get a makeover? Revanth Reddy can’t undo all that KCR did

Over the next four years, much of Telangana’s cultural symbolism will likely be reimagined to fit into the Congress’ image. While this was expected, it is sad to see it happen because of petty rivalry and insecure politics.

Revanth govt rolls out farm loan waiver set to cost state Rs 31,000-cr, benefit 40L Telangana farmers

Congress's Sonia & Rahul Gandhi promised waiver in run-up to last year's assembly polls. Loans of up to Rs 2 lakh to be waived at a time when state reeling under Rs 6.71 lakh crore debt.

‘They keep trying to kill Rohith again & again’ — Vemula family digs in for long fight

Amid police closure report, Rohith Vemula’s family meets with Telangana’s CM seeking fair investigation. ‘He lived as an SC, suspended as an SC, now suddenly he’s not an SC?’ says mother.

On Camera

Savitribai Phule made space for radical women misfits. She pioneered Satyashodhak modernity

The distinctiveness of her writing is evident in her compositions—women, shudras, and atishudras are at the center. Her poetry challenges the aesthetics of 'modern' Marathi literature.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.